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Holland Art Exhibition in Qatar, the Pearl of Art
Location: Al Hosh Al Qatari Gallery- Souq Waqif - Doha - Qatar
Dates: until June 30, 2012 until
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Holland Art Exhibition in Doha, Qatar
Al Hosh Al Qatari - Souq Waqif - Doha - Qatar
Until June 30, 2012
Until June 30, The Holland Art Exhibition, organised by Artipico Art Gallery in partnership with the
Dutch Embassy, will be held at the Al Hosh Al Qatari, located in the Souq Waqif, Doha. Fifty works are on
show from contemporary Dutch artists, providing a representative overview of contemporary Dutch art.
The aim of the exhibition is to foster a cultural exchange and work towards better communication across
cultures. Artipico Art Gallery intends to follow this up with a show of Qatari painters and sculptors in
The Netherlands.
The 17th century, the Golden Age of The Netherlands, witnessed an explosion of wealth, art and architec-
ture. The Netherlands still benefits from the works by painters like Rembrandt and Vermeer. Qatar, which is
among the fastest growing economies in the world, now finds itself in its own Golden Age. The golden ages
of The Netherlands and Qatar both were both brought about through business and cultural exchange.
Today Qatar is known as the Pearl of Art. Prior to the discovery of oil and natural gas, its economy was largely
based on pearl fishing. The pearl is still seen as a symbol of Qatar’s economic and cultural growth.
The painters shown here include Joop Polder, Jeffrey Burger, Ruud de Wild, René Jacobs, Susan Ruiter,
Frans Bleiji, Walter van Oel and Tos Kostermans and Clemens Briels, the official artist of the Olympic Winter
Games in 2002. The bronzes on display are by sculptors like Anthon Hoornweg, Frans van Straaten,
Diane Timmer, Frits Kloppers, Willemien Fransen and Carla van den Heuvel. Elizabeth Koning is represented
with her photos.
The Holland Art Exhibition was realised with funds from Philips (Pearl Sponsor), Sheraton Doha Resort &
Convention Hotel, Air France KLM, the Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, Mövenpick Tower &
Suites Doha and Tax Consultants International.
Artipico Art Gallery is a prominent art gallery in the Netherlands, based in Schiedam. Artipico represents
emerging and established artists from the Netherlands and abroad. For more details please go to
www.HollandArtExhibition.com or www.Artipico.com.
Many thanks to Ghanim, Grace, Sara, Hannelore, H.E. Mr John Groffen, Josephine, Tos, René, Aafke, Inge,
Theo, Jurgen, Lamees, Clemens, Jan, Noah, Patrick, Annemarie, Ron, Merel, Nynke, Arnoud, Spike, Stephanie
and Ivo, Truida, Henk, H.E. Mr Hamad Ali Jaber Al-Hanzab, participating artists and our sponsors.
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The Citadel - Oil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm A glass of water - Oil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm
Dream of the future Oil on canvas, 90 x 70 cm
Dream of the past Oil on canvas, 90 x 70 cm
J O O P P O L D E R ( 1 9 3 9 )
Joop Polder was born in 1939 in The Hague, in The Netherlands.
He graduated from several academies of visual arts in Europe and has
successfully worked as an artist for many years. Joop Polder gets his
inspiration from architecture and from his own dreams. In fact, most of his
paintings are the product of his dreams and represent the way he would
like to see the world around us. Joop Polder’s paintings are restful and
quiet, in stark contrast to the stress of everyday life. His paintings are full of trains and trams for which he has
a passion. They sometimes behave like human beings. His enormous collection of antique small-scale models
reflects this passion of his.
Joop Polder’s paintings are shown in a select number of galleries and have become part of important
international art collections, such as the Museum in The Hague, the private art collection of Queen Beatrix,
and other members of the Dutch Royal family.
As a tribute to Doha, Joop Polder painted “Dream of the Past & Dream of the Future”, reflecting the stunning
growth of the city of Doha. At the centre of the painting is the Sheraton Doha Resort & Convention Hotel, as an
important landmark of Qatar. Sheraton Doha Resort & Convention Hotel was the first internationally branded
hotel in Doha.
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Hide and Seek - Photography, 80 x 120 cm
Cate - Photography, 70 x 70 cm
Sterre and Luna - Photography, 100 x 100 cm
For many years Elizabeth Koning lived in Milan, in Italy. She moved to
London and back to Milan again working as a model. After a while
she changed her job and started organising and managing a modeling
agency. This is how she came into contact with major fashion houses.
The fashion scene, but also the refined intellectual, taste she developed in
Italy, has given her a deeper cultural awareness. After fifteen years,
she returned to The Netherlands, looking at the Dutch culture scene with fresh eyes.
The photographs of Elizabeth Koning are the result of intensive, old-fashioned labour. Her portraits of adults
and children are still and sober, in a painterly setting. Her pictures are like an excursion through art history,
sometimes chronological, sometimes leaping in time. Icons of our unconscious world, that carry a personal
pictorial language. Her subjects seem very lifelike, because she uses the sfumato technique, but also because
of the extreme realism with all the details of a genuine face with wrinkles and all. Sometimes they are almost
like portraits from the Renaissance, reminiscent of Bellini, Rafael and Holbein, but at the same time painters
like Co Westerik or Pyke Koch come to mind.
Elizabeth Koning paints with pixels: portraits of adults, adolescents and children. Her portraits are built slowly,
layer after layer. Sometimes elements will remain unused until she has found the right composition. The end
result is printed in the laboratory. This is the master print, which is pasted on to aluminium foil using a special
procedure and given a high gloss finish.
“People will remain my most important subject”
E L I z A B E T H K O N I N G ( 1 9 6 6 )
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Painting in steel - 110 x 90 cm
Pedro el Pescador - Polyresin, 60 cm
A pleasant day with the little mermaids - Acrylic on canvas, 80 x 180 cm
Clemens Briels calls it his Antipodism. Images from unknown sources.
With a feeling for contrasts he transforms daily themes into bold and
different but pleasantly accessible images.
Colourful, with obvious Latin American influences, with a lack of respect
for the academic straightjacket of perspective.
Briels is a sculptor, painter, creates glass sculptures and designs furniture. But his signature is and will always be
the cheerful and optimistic outlook on life.
Clemens Briels has had exhibitions in Europe, North America, the Caribbean, the United Arab Emirates and the
Republic of China.
Clemens Briels was the official artist for the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City 2002. There is a tradition
to organise music and art-festivals parallel to every Olympic event: sports, art and music being the binding
factors between nations. Briels was the first Dutch artist who had the honour of being selected by the United
States Olympic Committee. His work was represented on the official Olympic poster.
Clemens Briels also made designs for the European Fashion Award 2006.
C L E M E N S B R I E L S ( 1 9 4 6 )
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Balance - Acrylic on canvas, 70 x 90 cm
Corniche - Oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm
Apple Cheeks - Oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm
Jeffrey Burger is a natural talent. This young artist uses a lot of different
and astonishing techniques. His commissions include interior decoration,
wall paintings and personal paintings.
Jeffrey Burger often draws on the past, as he believes it is very important
to show the beautiful cultural heritage of our world in different aspects
and from different perspectives. Jeffrey Burger is a versatile artist; he paints landscapes, houses, portraits and
animals in a beautiful, realistic and natural way.
Jeffrey Burger has had exhibitions in different cities in Europe. He has also exhibited his work in Abu Dhabi,
Dubai and in the Sharjah Art Museum during the Dutch Art Exhibition in 2002 and 2004. His paintings are
much sought after by international art collectors in Europe, in the Middle-East and companies and private
collectors in the Netherlands.
J E F F R E y B U R G E R ( 1 9 7 1 )
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Force and movement
Frans van Straaten could be called an artist of balance: he is always
searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with
space. He has mastered a wide range of skills including drawing, painting
and sculpting. Through his modelling he creates his own urgent language.
After studying sculpture at the Academy of Visual Arts in Rotterdam, Frans van Straaten began creating bronze
sculptures in which force and movement are united.
Sculpture is an experience of space combined with the challenge of the three-dimensional. In his sculptures
Frans aims to express the tension between space and movement. He tries to convert the power of life and
being, feeling and emotion into matter. The experience of space is expressed in the shapes and characters of his
sculptures. His bulls express explosive power while his horses find their strength in being elegant.
His background in art history stands him in good stead. The Renaissance period is a source of inspiration.
The works of Leonardo da Vinci for instance, and Giovanni Bologna’s dynamic shapes and forms. Frans is
intrigued by the tension between movement and zero gravity.
Frans van Straaten’s sculptures are both traditional and original in style. He has exhibited in The Netherlands,
New York, Cairo, Monte Carlo, Ghent (Belgium), Zürich, the US and Madrid.
F R A N S V A N S T R A A T E N ( 1 9 6 3 )
Lion - Bronze, 54 cm
Wild horse - Bronze, 43 cm
Challenge - Bronze, 56 cm
Openness - Bronze, 43 x 30 cm
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René Jacobs is a 44-year old artist who was born in Rotterdam.
His colourful and humorous paintings tell the stories of small people in
their desperate attempt to become larger than life. René Jacobs mixes
traditional oil painting with modern printing techniques.
Johannes Vermeer was born in Delft in the 17th century. By a remarkable
stroke of coincidence Rene Jacob’s studio is in the very spot that Vermeer’s studio used to be. This has inspired
him to vary on the well-known theme of the Girl with the Pearl Earring.
René Jacobs has made a large painting of the Girl with the Pearl Earring especially for the exhibition in Doha.
A closer look reveals that the painting consist entirely of the letters “J.O.H.A.N.N.E.S. .V.E.R.M.E.E.R.” and the
figures “1632 -1675”, the year of Vermeer’s birth and the year of his death. The effect was achieved by pressing
small punches with letters and figures which had been dipped in oil paint onto the canvas. René Jacobs has
tried to capture Vermeer’s famous light. He has used 24 carat gold leaf to create this spectacular, pointillist
interpretation of Vermeer’s masterpiece.
R E N E J A C O B S ( 1 9 6 9 )
Miss Lampekap - Oil on canvas, 85 x 90 cm
Girl with the pearl earring - Oil on canvas, 100 x 120 cm
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The sculptor Carla van den Heuvel (1946 - 2009) was born in Schiedam and
started her career in 1995. After classes at the Vrije Academie in Rotterdam
and ‘t Koorenhuis in The Hague, she struck out on her own and began
sculpting bronze objects. Her style is rather rough, mostly realistic and figu-
rative. She was associated with Sculpture Network Berlin and Associazione
Sculturi Italiani (ASI).
The artist was asked to work for TV in the Netherlands and participated in the auction for the restoration of the
Walvish Windmill in Schiedam organised by Mr. Pieter Glerum. She made the trophy for the Bob Verbiest Price
Holland in October 2007. After having been invited to the Biennale Culturale in Florence in December 2007
more invitations followed. In 2008 she was asked to become a member of the Academia Internationale di Belli
Arti, Lettere e Science in Salerno, Italy.
The sculptures of Carla van den Heuvel - Ruseler are limited, signed, numbered and have a certificate of
authenticity.
C A R L A V / D H E U V E L ( 1 9 4 6 )
Bull - Bronze, 80 x 45 x 25 cm
Horse - Bronze, 80 x 70 x 20 cm
Girl on top of the world - Bronze, 120 x 45 x 30 cm
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Sparrow - Bronze, 16 cm
Sparrow - Bronze, 16 cm
Eleven sparrows - Bronze, 40 cm
Diane Timmer took lessons from Veri van Dormolen who taught her to
take a good look at human anatomy and render the human body in a
naturalistic way. As an art historian Diane has learned to apply the
language of symbols and images.
The combination of naturalism and imagining gives her work a high
level of realism which is enriched by a deeper meaning. Her sculptures are pleasant to look at and this deeper
meaning lends it an added dimension. The power of imagination is the result of the combination of form and
content.
Man is central to Diane’s work. She tries to capture the specific characteristics of a pose or of a certain body,
wanting to portray what is expressed by a person’s figure and stance.
Using live models has taught her a lot. It important that bodies are anatomically correct and the proportions
must be right. Sculpting from a live model is usually the foundation of her work.
She has, however, recently turned to animals, which have always held a special place in her heart.
In her sculptures she tries to express the beauty and grace of an animal. Birds and dolphins are her favourites.
She begins working in wax or clay. Once satisfied with the results, the wax or clay model is taken to a foundry
where it is cast in bronze using traditional methods. She likes to be closely involved in the work’s completion so
as to ensure the high level of quality which she aspires to.
D I A N E T I M M E R ( 1 9 6 0 )
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All of my Heart - Acrylic on canvas, 110 x 80 cm
Gold rather than silver - Acrylic on canvas, 140 x 80 cm
Hot town, summer in the city of Doha - Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 100 cm
R U U D D E W I L D ( 1 9 6 9 )
Ruud de Wild was the second youngest in a family of 11 children. Since
childhood he has had two passions: music and typography. Typography
seems to have come naturally as he comes from a family of printers.
His father was a graphic artist. Ruud could always be found in his father’s
design studio, where he developed his love for letters and typography.
Ruud started painting when he was about twenty years old. His works are a combination of his devotion to
typography, letters, lyrics and music.
Besides his paintings, Ruud does other things. He designed a book cover for Ronald Giphart, an album for a
Dutch Rock band and he designed a room at Hotel American in Amsterdam.
His work can be found in many private and corporate collections all over the world.
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Mixed media 291 - 100 x 100 cm
Mixed media 309 - 100 x 100 cm
Mixed media 297 - 100 x 100 cm
Walter van Oel does the name of colorist proud. Here we find an artist
whose message takes full meaning only with and through colour.
On entering a room with his works there is no escaping the fascination
we feel. We are literally hit by a vast array of colours. Colours as energy.
At times the energy is subdued, at other times the energy vibrates from the
shock of contrast. Interestingly, the shades and combinations of van Oel
colourful world are simple. What stands out is the choice of tones, and in particular the stunning, metallic
brilliance that emanates from them.
It is as if there is some secret alchemy at the basis of Van Oel’s use of colour. As if the colours come from an
enriched pigment dug from deep down. Outstanding. Yet, in the quality of the artist’s works, there is more than
a simple play with colours. There is also texture, used as a colour-enhancing device.
Van Oel often paints on crumpled aluminium sheets in mono- or multi-chromatic bright tones. The impact
of natural light or, even better, artificial lighting, brings the whole painting to life, creating the luminescent
impression of shimmering lights, producing an unprecedented effect.
Walter van Oel is also fond of calligraphy, which operates in his works on two levels: as personal expression,
and as a reworking of existing cultural signs. Signs with no other meaning than that most primal one:
a declaration of ‘being’.
In short, Walter van Oel is a great modern artist. He inherits the simplicity of the best Mondrians and
Minimalists. His brush has the energetic power of abstract Expressionists. Yet his paintings are neither simple
nor abstract.
W A L T E R V A N O E L ( 1 9 4 2 )
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Hoornweg has always been drawing, modelling in clay and carving wood.
His earliest attempts date from his time at primary school when he made
small figurines in sea clay.
Later he would take lessons from the renowned sculptor Ru de Gier. From
1965 to 1970 Anthon Hoornweg studied at the Rotterdam Academy for
the Visual Arts where he was taught by Arie Teeuwisse, Bram Roth and Ian Pieters. During these years he also
worked at Ru de Gier’s studio who taught him the ancient technique of lost-wax casting, or cire perdue. For the
past 47 years Anthon Hoornweg has cast his own bronzes.
His sculptures represent human beings, animals, or a combination of the two, as in his Minotaurs taken from
Greek mythology, part man and part bull. Sometimes his minotaurs are like mummies, swathed in bandages.
Hoornweg’s passion for owls took him to the World Owl Centre, at Muncaster Castle, the headquarters of the
World Owl Trust. Here in Ravenglass, Cumbria, he modelled the owls that marked the start of a hype in owl and
raptor sculptures found in art galleries and parks. Hoornweg has also made the Prix Europa trophy, an award
presented to the winners of the annual Festival for Television, Radio and the Online Media, in Berlin.
Recently Hoornweg has turned to orientals, relief sculptures in plaster and bronze reminiscent of eastern
mystique.
A N T H O N H O O R N W E G ( 1 9 4 8 )
Moss - Bronze, 70 cm
El Salvador De Una Tristeza - Bronze, 29 cm
Dawn in the Middle East - Bronze, 52 x 57 cm
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Diptych - Oil on canvas, 120 x 80 cm
Blink of an eye - Oil on panel, 94 x 35 cm
Girl of Vermeer - Oil on panel, 80 x 90 cm
‘Perception is Reality’
Bleiji’s hyper-realist style and affection for the old days reflected in his
subject matter provides the spectator with a cultural nostalgia rarely
seen amongst his contemporary peers. Previously working in abstract
and surreal pieces and styles, Bleiji now focuses on simple and familiar
subjects. His inspiration comes from within.
Frans Bleiji was born in Leiden, the same city that Rembrandt van Rijn was born in. He studied at the Royal
Academy of Art in The Hague and has exhibited regularly in The Netherlands, France, Belgium, New York
and Curacao. He was recently awarded a Gold Medal by the Beau-Arts Section of the French Académie
Internationale at their annual art exhibition in Paris.
When producing his work Bleiji describes the process as ‘disappearing into himself’. His pieces express a
youthfulness and refined creativity which render his pictures astonishingly lifelike.
In his pictures of children’s toys he uses rich vibrant colours, which enhance the nostalgic effect previously
mentioned. He also makes still life paintings featuring eggs, symbolising the beginning of a new life.
F R A N S B L E I J I ( 1 9 5 0 )
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Discussion - Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 100 cm
Tea ceremony - Acrylic on canvas, 140 x 120 cm
Pearls are a girls best friend - Acrylic on canvas, 140 x 120 cm
After completing her studies at the Academy of Fashion, Susan Ruiter
switched to the world of graphics. Art always attracted her, which is why
she decided to change. After studying graphics, she attended classes at the
Academy of the Visual Arts and attended workshops given by renowned
artists.
Susan Ruiter’s inspiration comes from everyday life and from the Colombian artist Ferdinando Botero.
She paints confident women who enjoy life. Drinking tea together, in the company of a cat or dog, cooking
with friends. The big women she paints in her gorgeous, bright colours bring out her humoristic take on the
world. Her work can be found in many galleries in the Netherlands and abroad.
S U S A N R U I T E R ( 1 9 6 9 )
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Party in Paris - Acrylic on canvas, 114 x 90 cm
Arabic horse - Acrylic and oil on canvas, 120 x 120 cm
Chaos at Wall Street - Litho, 116 x 90 cm
Tos was born in Haarlem. At the early age of 10 he was already following
art classes given by painters from Haarlem. What began as a hobby
increasingly became more serious until he became a professional.
He began by painting in an impressionist style which later became more
realistic. Now, in his almost photographically realistic paintings you can
still see the impressionist touch. Tos describes his style as imprealism.
The paintings are very colourful and strong in contrast to enhance the light in his paintings.
Kostermans specialised in portrait painting. Initially he painted individuals but later he turned to family
portraits. For his portraits Tos travels all over the world.
His other works deal with life in general. In these paintings he wants to show the hilarity of the world and
paints with humour. Some of the paintings have an historical aspect. At the moment Kostermans also does
landscapes, still lifes and portraits in the impressionistic style that he used 40 years ago.
T O S K O S T E R M A N S ( 1 9 5 8 )
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Flying swans - Bronze, 76 cm
Bronzes
Willemien Fransen was the daughter of a sculptor so she was familiar with
bronzes from an early age. After a career in business she became a full time
sculptor. In her work she translates energy and emotion into bronze.
Her love of nature, especially her interest in animals, lies at the basis of her
unique creativity. Her sculptures express movement and grace keeping the spectator spellbound.
Buyers all over the world have acquired her sculptures.
W I L L E M I E N F R A N S E N ( 1 9 4 3 )
Jumping horse - Bronze, 26 cm
Rhinoceros - Bronze, 44 x 16 cm
Polar bear - Bronze, 21 cm
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Wave - Bronze, 34 cm
Woman and child - Bronze, 19 cm
Born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
After her study at the Art Academy for the Visual Arts Truida de Jong
has had her work exhibited throughout The Netherlands. Her theme is
human life and the sea. She sees herself as a narrator translating her
world through her work.
She has had several commissions from the medical world, including a pregnant woman in bronze for a
gynaecologist, a male torso in bronze and the upper part of a skeleton for a chiropractor.
T R U I D A D E J O N G
Wave - Bronze, 34 cm
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Duck - Bronze, 51 cm
Mystery - Bronze, 68 cm
Bird - Bronze, 89 cm
From 1977 to 1983 Frits Kloppers studied sculpture at the Willem de
Kooning Academy in Rotterdam.
He finds his inspiration in nature and the feminine form, which he
sometimes relate to industrial design. His sculptures may be abstracted
figures, or abstract forms with an animal name attached to it, like ‘Duck’.
His statues are first modelled in clay or plaster, after which the model is cast and sanded. He also uses the
lost-wax casting technique. The last stage of the process is filing the sculpture and applying the patina to give
it its distinctive colour of green, brown or blue.
The artist has exhibited in The Netherlands and received invitations to give workshops in Slovenia.
In 1996 he was invited to make a sculpture for the Dutch Embassy in Bogota (Columbia). A number of his
sculptures are in private collections.
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